I'm looking for a Dashboard widget for OS X that allows you to read and edit notes—the pieces of text in iPhone Notes application and Mail.app. (I.e., something analogous to the To Do Widget which shows the same To Do items that you can access through iCal.)

I don't use Mail.app regularly and would like some quicker way to access the notes synced from my iPhone.

Edit: To reiterate, this question is specifically about the notes in iPhone's Notes app (screenshot below) and in Mail.app. (And not e.g. about alternative notes apps for iPhone/OS X or iCal's To Do items.)

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If you are looking for a way to sync and edit notes, then I suggest Simplenote. It isn't a Dashboard widget, but it's very lightweight and all of your notes are saved to a central server that all of your devices can see.

Not really an answer to the specific question I had, but thanks anyway, maybe I'll try it out sometime.
– JonikAug 29 '10 at 15:47

+1 on simplenote, this replaced using the built in notes for me. There is also a dashboard widget, and a great app called Notational Velocity will sync to give you even more power.
– jmlumpkinOct 26 '10 at 13:03

I agree. If you don't use the Mail application anyway, why bother using the built-in note app on the iPhone? A combination of Simplenote and its dashboard widget or Notational Velocity will do exactly what you want, and give you more flexibility and power.
– ghoppeOct 26 '10 at 14:30

I agree on Simplenote and you can couple it with nvALT or Notational Velocity for a nice combination. That said, I've heard Mountain Lion will have this capability built in: the Notes app in iOS will sync with a notes app on the Mac.
– RichardMar 28 '12 at 11:22

This looked promising; I downloaded it & tried it, but unfortunately it does not sync notes with Mail.app or iPhone Notes. :/ There are notes yes (and the UI even looks like the iPhone Notes app), but they are not synced with anything.
– JonikAug 31 '10 at 20:13

You have already been very patient, so wait a few more months for Mountain Lion, and enjoy a genuine Notes Mac OS X App that syncs over iCloud and is editable from any location :)
– stuffeMar 28 '12 at 10:39